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Audi Club NA – Northwest Chapter
Saturday May 14 – Sunday May 15
Bremerton Motorsports Park, Port Orchard, WA
Last day to register online: Mon May 9, 2011

Once again it is our privilege to sponsor the Audi Club Northwest’s annual Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School and Teen Clinic for 2011.

Audi Club Northwest and Achtuning are proud to present the Fifth Annual Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School and Teen Driver Clinic at Bremerton Motorsports Park, May 14-15.

Who was Matt Ammon? Matt Ammon bought his ’01 Nogaro Blue Audi S4 in May of 2001 and became very active in local chapters of Audi Club North America in Ohio, Illinois, Virginia and Missouri before coming to the Seattle area in the Summer of 2006. Tragically, he was taken from us in November 2006. In his all too short time with us Matt brought his enthusiasm, skill and knowledge and quickly became integrated with the local Audi community and Audi Club Northwest. When asked what modifications one should make to their car, Matt would be quick to answer, “The first mod should be driving school.”

Saturday’s Driver Education (“DE”) is not the DE we had when we first earned our drivers license. This is an advanced DE course that is encouraged for all drivers, teens, novices or intermediate drivers. It is an exciting opportunity to learn how you and your car work together in real life situations on the street and highway. DE students will participate in a number of exercises (slalom, emergency braking, collision avoidance, skid pad) on Saturday morning and run the DE Autocross in the afternoon.

What is an autocross? An autocross is where drivers navigate through a course by following a route of cones that make up turns, gates and slaloms. Autocross is an excellent way to practice the car control skills learned in the morning’s driving clinic exercises.

More experienced drivers can register for the All-day Autocross on Saturday, which is held on a second course layout. The All-day Autocross is for practiced drivers looking for lots of runs! For enthusiasts, this big autocross is a chance to sharpen your skills for the new season.

On Sunday, we have our All-day Lapping or high performance driving school. What is lapping? Using street rules, with strict passing rules enforced, instructed lapping on a road course puts multiple cars on the course for 20-30 minute sessions. This is not racing; there is no side-by-side braking or fender contact. This is another great way to learn and practice car control. People who have completed a DE course and are 18+ years old are invited to participate. Anyone who drives on the interstate should attend at least one lapping event to practice skills at highway speeds.

The Teen Driver Clinic is discounted to $25 for young drivers 16-19 years old. Register early as there are only 15 spots available! This clinic is designed for the beginning driver, teaching valuable skills such as emergency braking, collision avoidance and car control. A parent, guardian or authorized representative must accompany teens younger than 18 to the facility.

Parents of teen drivers are encouraged to attend the Teen Driver Clinic as a participant! Take the same clinic as your teen; make the day important for you too! Share stories at home! A special package price of just $79 ($25 teen +$54 parent) puts each of you in the same exercises and practice so you can share the experience together. You’ll be able to talk about driver skill using the same terms, and have fun together. Teen and parent must register individually using the selections available in the next screens. You can share one car for this event; each of you will have the same driving time.

Adult drivers 18+ may choose from the following event options:

Two-day price of $225 for Driver Education and Lapping Day.
Two-day price of $195 for the All-day Autocross and Lapping Day.
One-day price of $100 for Saturday-only Driver Education and DE Autocross.
One-day price of $75 for Saturday All-day Autocross.
One-day price of $145 for Sunday Lapping Day.
Registration pricing includes lunch for each day you participate. Guest lunches are available for $12.

Sunday Lapping attendees must be Audi Club North America/Audi Club Northwest members. You may purchase membership at time of registration (best method) or go to the Audi Club North America website to join.

Saturday-only participants are welcome to come back on Sunday to spectate and talk with the new enthusiasts you’ve met. It is okay to bring friends with you too. You may be able to arrange rides with designated instructors on Sunday to experience first hand what a lapping day is all about.

Go to Audi Club NW for forms and information: Audi Club NW

This gorgeous Sprint Blue, Titanium-packaged RS4 came in from the Tri-Cities area for a brake fluid flush prior to this weekend’s Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School Event in Bremerton this weekend. Talk about hot!!

We anticipate a rather decent turn-out at this weekend’s festivities… Hope to see some of you there!

Many of you may not know who Matt Ammon was and may have never met him.  However, the words of advice he gave to new Audi owners ring especially true in the Northwest.  It has been Audi Club Northwest’s credo since its inception more than 14 years ago.  Members who have participated in ACNW events know the secret.  Your enjoyment behind the wheel is directly affected by your skills to control the vehicle.  The more comfortable and confident you are in your abilities to pilot your vehicle, the easier it is to avoid collisions and safely drive your car to its potential.

The Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School (MAMDS) is the perfect starting point for people who are hesitant to try performance driving as well as for those who have been to many schools and want to improve driving skills.  Your instructor’s goals will be to improve your driving to allow you to negotiate around an autocross course and track and in the crazy world of commuter traffic or poorly lit back-roads.  It is all connected.  Matt understood these points, and the ACNW has practiced them.

Matt also strongly believed in the social aspects of club.  Events such as MAMDS allow you to interchange with people that you would have never meet otherwise.  These are people from all walks of life and ages. Sharing a common experience with people you meet at these events creates lasting bonds that, in the age of social networking, extend friendships well beyond the immediacy of a single event.

This is a full-fledged driving school with chalk talk sessions on Tuesday May 12th on Mercer Island and Friday May 15th at Hampton Inn & Suites in Bremerton from 7pm to 9pm each evening.  The Driver’s Education (DE) on Saturday is encouraged for new car owners, novices and intermediate drivers as an exciting opportunity to learn how you and your car work together on the street and highway.  Intermediate/Advanced drivers may also take DE as a refresher, or register for autocross-only on Saturday and/or lapping on Sunday.

Autocross will run all day Saturday for practiced drivers looking for lots of runs, and for those not participating in the morning exercises on Saturday. Everyone will convene for a large autocross in the afternoon.  Lapping on Sunday will be a bit different for those who have attended MAMDS in the past.  A contingent of instructors spent a day at Bremerton Motorsports Park devising new road course designs intended to challenge you while improving track safety.  The event coordinators intend to run two different road courses on Sunday to give the previous participants a more interesting experience.

The Teen Clinic on Saturday is designed around the beginning driver (drivers 16-20 years old), teaching them valuable skills such as emergency braking, accident avoidance and car control. Register early as there are only 15 spots available! Teen drivers are  encouraged to attend the Teen Clinic with a parent as a participant; take the same clinic together!  There is a discounted price for each of you.

To learn more please visit the ACNW website at www.audiclubnw.org or contact Elaina Anderson at racegirl_914@yahoo.com or 253.740.4054.  Registration is at www.audiclubnw.motorsportreg.com

We hope to see you and your friends at the Third Annual Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School May 16 & 17th!